Even veterans get nervous

Even veterans get nervous

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Tt's not that Bette Midler hasn't attended the Oscars previously -- she was a presenter "before your time, before you were born," she tells E's! Ryan Seacrest -- but she never felt ready to sing at the event before this year. "It's very stressful" to perform for peers, she notes. "I've been gearing up for four weeks."

Tt's not that Bette Midler hasn't attended the Oscars previously -- she was a presenter "before your time, before you were born," she tells E's! Ryan Seacrest -- but she never felt ready to sing at the event before this year. "It's very stressful" to perform for peers, she notes. "I've been gearing up for four weeks." (Getty Images)

Tt's not that Bette Midler hasn't attended the Oscars previously -- she was a presenter "before your time, before you were born," she tells E's! Ryan Seacrest -- but she never felt ready to sing at the event before this year. "It's very stressful" to perform for peers, she notes. "I've been gearing up for four weeks."Getty Images